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Front entrance, with new canopy
and handicapped drop off. |
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Passing through the entrance,
one immediately passes the renovated Lobby Sun Room. The interior
changes involved new carpeting, lighting, ceiling fixtures, and
changing 4-bed wards to private and semi-private rooms. |
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Another view of the Sun Room
furnishings. |
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A fireplace gives a cozy
atmosphere to the Resident Family Room in the Woodland Haven
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The Second Floor Resident
Family Room. Other construction updates included electrical power
work, communications cabling, including cable TV upgraded wiring.
The Project was done over a three period, so residents would not
have to be disrupted, or moved temporarily elsewhere. |
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Here, the Third Floor Resident
Family Room, and its new amenities. Also upgraded were the air
handling systems. New hallway handrails were replaced, and a host of
other modifications/additions were made. |
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An outdoor Courtyard was moved
and rebuilt, to allow residents to enjoy the outdoors, weather
permitting. |
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A new outdoor patio was built,
which hosts barbeques, parties, and celebrations, with full overhead
weather protection, and is accessed through the new Courtyard. |
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It gives residents an
opportunity to see the beautiful fall colors of the Keweenaw. |
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Heading back to the Facility
proper, we again pass through the new Courtyard. |
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The basement level has areas
for residents also. Shown here, the Library and Handicrafts Work
area, where residents have various projects under way. |
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Also on the lower floor, is the
Physical Training and Exercise area, shown here in part. This area
is a 'work-in-progress', with future development still in the
planning stage. |
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Heading back upstairs, we see
the First Floor Staff Station, with Debbie Butkovich on duty. |
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The renovated First Floor
Resident and Visitor Lounge, a place to meet and socialize. |
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Also on the First Floor, is the
Chapel, a place for residents to come and reflect, and attend
services. This area also will see improvements, as resources become
available. We hope you have enjoyed your tour of the renovated
Houghton County Medical Care Facility. |
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